2017 FDS Research Awards

In 2017 the Faculty has awarded almost £300,000 in research funding, in the form of dedicated research fellowships, to allow talented individuals to pursue full time research, or as small grants to pump-prime exciting new projects. A number of these have been awarded in partnership with specialist societies.

Research Fellowships

Faculty of Dental Surgery, 70^th Anniversary Special Research Fellowship

Mohammad Owaise Sharif

Eastman Dental Institute, University College LondonPersonalised provision of orthodontic treatment information in the digital age

Faculty of Dental Surgery Research Fellowship

Kate Kenny

School of Dentistry, University of Leeds

Development of a minimum dataset for recording traumatic dental injuries in children.

Faculty of Dental Surgery – British Orthodontic Society Research Fellowships

Aliki Tsichlaki

Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry

Core outcome set development reflecting patient values for orthodontic Treatment

Hanieh Javidi

School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield

Does Orthodontics Improve Oral Health-Related Quality of Life? A Cohort Study.

Small Grant Awards

Faculty of Dental Surgery Small Grants

Jennifer Haworth

University of Bristol

Mechanisms of oral Streptococcus-induced platelet activation

Lisette Martin

University of Sheffield

Mutational Analysis of Ossifying Fibromas of the Jaws

Harlene Kaur

University of Birmingham

GreenBone – bone substitute materials with osteogenic and anti-inflammatory properties

Faculty of Dental Surgery – British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry Small Grants

Sally Weston-Price

Queen Mary University London

A mixed methods study exploring the factors that could improve the effectiveness of oral health advice and support delivered by health visitors to families to prevent childhood dental caries

Mary Wilson

Public Health Wales

Acceptability of health visitors to implement Lift the Lip: a screening tool for childhood dental decay

Faculty of Dental Surgery – British Society for Paediatric Dentistry Small Grants

Reham Alharatani

King’s College London

Genetic Associations between Oral Clefting and Dental Anomalies in Children and their Families.

Suneeta Prasad

University of Glasgow

An assessment of parental and child preference for the format of receiving preparatory information for the child’s dental general anaesthetic

Faculty of Dental Surgery –British Society for Periodontology Small Grants

Sarah Kuehne

University of Birmingham

Characterisation of the potential role of second messengers in the virulence of dental pathogens associated with periodontitis